Balaenoptera ricei - #5642
Rice's Whale
Ventral view of skull and dentary of USNM 572922, stranded in USA, North Carolina, New Hanover Co. (34.07 N, 77.88 W) on 13 March 2003. Formerly in order Cetacea. Formerly part of Balaenoptera edeni.
Geographic Distribution
NE Gulf of Mexico
Order/Family
Balaenopteridae
Genus
Balaenoptera
Specific Epithet
ricei
Image Location
USA, MD, Prince George's co., Suitland, Smithsonian Museum Support Center
Image Date
28 June 2019
Photographer
DG Huckaby